Ataturk & Independence War Museum - Anıt Cd.

If you visit Ankara it is one of the places that I recommend you to visit, I specially enjoyed Soldier duty exchange show it was amazing.

Must see!

What a history about Ataturk. You can learn a lot about his incredible life and the creator of a new Turkey Republic. I was fascinated. If you go to Ankara this is a must see place And you can also his grandiose and beautiful Tomb.

If you ever visit Ankara and didn't come here you are missing the whole point. In there you can hear heartbeats of a nation.

The tomb of great Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and historical museum. He was Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author and founder of the republic of Turkey.

The building is located in Ulus Square, Ankara. Initially it was planned as the Committee of Union and Progress Party building and designed by the pious foundation's architect Salim Bey and the construction, which started in 1915, was supervised by the Army Corps architect Hasip Bey. The two-storey building is in Turkish architectural style and its most prominent characteristic is the use of Ankara stone (andesite) in its masonry walls. When the decision was given to gather the National Assembly in this building on 23 April 1920, the construction was not yet complete. It was completed as a result of the enthusiasm and contributions of the people. The building functioned as the I. Turkish Grand National Assembly between 23 April 1920 and 15 October 1924. Later, it was used as People's Republican Party headquarters and Law School. In 1952 it was transferred to the Ministry of Education and restoration works started in 1957 to convert the building for a museum. It was opened to public as the Turkish Grand National Assembly Museum in 23 April 1961. In the beginning of 1981, the new restoration and refurbishment work started by the Antiquities and Museums General Directorate of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism within the programme of Atatürk's centenary birth celebrations. The building reopened to the public as the Independence War Museum on 23 April 1981. Opening of the I. Turkish Grand National Assembly Crowds of thousands of people gathered around the building for the opening of Assembly on 23 April 1920. After the ceremonies the Assembly had its first meeting with 115 representatives. The first speech was made by the President of the Assembly, elected for being the oldest member, Sinop representative Serif Bey. “Honourable members of the Assembly, It is well known that the Capitol of Caliphate and the Government has been occupied in temporary terms by the enemy forces and our independence has been restricted in every respect. Submission to these conditions means acceptance of captivity imposed by the foreign powers. However, eternally free and an independent nation of ours, determined to exist in absolute independence, rejected this captivity with final determination and by gathering its representatives, brought into being this Grand Assembly of ours. In the name of the speaker of the Grand Assembly and by the help of God, I declare the principals of absolute independence and self determination of the nation to the whole world and open the National Assembly.” After this opening speech, Ankara representative Mustafa Kemal had his turn to speak and explained the method implemented for the election of members to form the assembly: “As you all know, our Grand Assembly is constituted by the re-elected honourable members charged with extraordinary powers and honourable members fleeing from the Government Capital which was attacked and occupied. The constitution of this Grand Assembly was made possible only by the new election system, which included those who were able to flee from the capital and join us. Presently your Assembly is meeting with all legalities.” The second session of the Assembly held on 24 April 1920 and Mustafa Kemal unanimously elected as the President of the Assembly. Mustafa Kemal made a lengthy and significant speech in this meeting. Saying, “There is no power above this Grand Assembly anymore...” indicated the importance of this Assembly. Independence War concluded by the successful leadership of Gazi Mustafa Kemal and the decisions taken in the First Turkish Grand National Assembly. Among those decisions are, approval of the First Constitution on 20 January 1921, approval of the National Anthem on 12 March 1921 and abolishing of Sultanate on 1 November 1922. Approval of Lausanne Peace Treaty on 24 July 1923, establishing Ankara as the Capital City of the Turkish Republic on 13 October 1923, Declaration of Republic and the election of Gazi Mustafa Kemal as the First President of the Republic on 29 October 1923, are also taken place in this Assembly. In one of his speeches, Atatürk saying, “Th

Fantastic experience! Must visit for everybody! It is total free Souvenir shop is with very modest prices.

This is the museum portion of the Anitkabir. Museum is relatively new. Definitely worth visiting if you have a good understanding of Turkish history of the first 40 years of the 20th century. Some could debate it as propaganda, but this is how the Turkish nation sees its history. If you have any appreciation of how great Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was and all that he accomplished, this is a very important place to visit.